What Happened on Jul 29

The United States And Japan Sign The Treaty Of Amity And Commerce

On July 29, 1858, the United States and Japan signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (the Harris Treaty). Townsend Harris, the first U.S.... Read more

Don Carter Is Born

Don Carter, one of the greatest professional bowlers of all time, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 29, 1926. A childhood job as a pinsetter... Read more

Tungchow Mutiny

The Tungchow Mutiny (通州事件 Tsushu jiken, Chinese: 通州事件; pinyin: Tōngzhōu Shìjiàn), sometimes referred to as the Tōngzhōu Incident, was an assault on... Read more

Peter Jennings is Born

Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM (July 29, 1938 – August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-American journalist and news anchor. He was the sole... Read more

Games of the XIV Olympiad Held in London, United Kingdom

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London,... Read more

Geddy Lee is born

Geddy Lee, OC (born Gary Lee Weinrib; July 29, 1953) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the... Read more

NASA Established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act

The National Aeronautics and Space Act (Pub.L. 85-568) is the United States federal statute that created the National Aeronautics and Space... Read more

"One Potato, Two Potato" Is Released

One Potato, Two Potato is a 1964 black-and-white drama film directed by Larry Peerce. The principal roles are played by Barbara Barrie and Bernie... Read more

"Ship Of Fools" Is Released

Ship of Fools is a 1965 film which tells the overlapping stories of several passengers aboard an ocean liner during the 1930s. It stars Vivien... Read more

USS Forrestal Fire

The 1967 USS Forrestal fire was a devastating fire and series of chain-reaction explosions on 29 July 1967 that killed 134 sailors and injured 161... Read more

Charles, Prince of Wales marries Lady Diana Spencer

The wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Frances Spencer took place on 29 July 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral, London, England. Their... Read more

Alice Cooper releases A Fistful of Alice

A Fistful of Alice is a live album by Alice Cooper. It was released in 1997, and was recorded the previous year at Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo club in... Read more

"Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" is Released

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance is a 2005 South Korean film by director Park Chan-wook. Its original Korean title is Chinjeolhan geumjassi, which... Read more

Entourage Season 4 Episode 7 - The Day Fuckers

Vince and Johnny "Drama" bet with each other on Turtle and Eric's romance prospects. After being rejected from their daughter's exclusive private... Read more

Alice Cooper releases Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider is Alice Cooper's 25th studio album. It follows his 2005 studio album Dirty Diamonds. Released in July in both Europe and North... Read more

Los Angeles Angels defeat Boston Red Sox, 6-2

Word filtered through the ballpark about an hour before last night's game. Casey Kotchman, who had been in the lineup batting second for the... Read more

Soulcalibur IV is Released

Soulcalibur IV (ソウルキャリバーIV, SōruKyaribā Fō) is the fifth installment in Namco's Soul series of fighting games, and was released on PlayStation 3... Read more

Baltimore Orioles defeat Kansas City Royals, 7-3

Chris Tillman's night began with a torrential downpour that delayed his first major league pitch, and it ended with a standing ovation from the... Read more

CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Meets to Make Recommendations on Who Should Receive H1N1 Vaccine Once it is Available

Every flu season has the potential to cause a lot of illness, doctor’s visits, hospitalizations and deaths. CDC is concerned that the new H1N1 flu... Read more

Federal Judge denies release of Blagojevich wiretaps

A federal judge says he will deny most requests for sealed documents and audio tapes related to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s... Read more

Miley And Mandy Show: LIVE BATTLE ANNOUNCEMENT!

It's finally here, our OFFICIAL announcement of the LIVE FACE TO FACE dance battle between The Adam/Chu Dance Crew (AKA THE ACDC) and the Miley and... Read more

Milwaukee Brewers defeat Washington Nationals, 7-5

Even before taking a step onto the field during the game, the night was special enough for Casey McGehee. It just became that much more special... Read more

Minnesota Twins defeat Chicago White Sox, 3-2

The White Sox media relations department has a "Metrodome Countdown" section in their pregame notes. They have three more games here this season,... Read more

Oakland Athletics defeat Boston Red Sox, 8-6

It made little sense. As soon as the Red Sox began to regain their hitting strokes with their return to Fenway Park, it coincided with a drop in... Read more

Ruth Madoff is Sued for Almost $45 Million

Irving H. Picard, the trustee who is trying to recover money for investors defrauded by Bernard L. Madoff, sued Mrs. Madoff on Wednesday for $44.8... Read more